PSG Edges Paris FC 2-1 as Paris Derby Returns to Ligue 1

Overview

• Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé scored to secure the win, with Luis Enrique calling player recoveries vital after an injury-hit first half of the season.
• The victory keeps PSG second on 39 points, one behind Lens, while Marseille’s 2-0 home loss to Nantes left OM seven points adrift of Paris after two red cards and a late Rémy Cabella penalty.
• It was the first top-flight meeting between the clubs in decades, with PSG controlling possession and Paris FC equalizing briefly through a Willem Geubbels penalty before Dembélé’s deflected winner.
• PSG faces a packed month with the Trophée des Champions against Marseille in Kuwait on January 8 and a Coupe de France rematch with Paris FC on January 12, part of seven matches scheduled in January.
• Paris FC sits 15th on 16 points and is sliding toward the relegation fight, with coach Stéphane Gilli and captain Maxime Lopez urging winter reinforcements as the team prepares to visit Nantes.